Customizing your Dash
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Create Gauge Templates
Use Gauge Templates to clone new gauges (Text and Graphic) and make them look the Use
Gauge Templates to clone new gauges (Text and Graphic) and make them look the same. You
define Gauge Templates in Customize Gauges and then specify in Customize Dash that you want
to use the template for your new gauges. This can be very handy for creating a grid (rows and
columns) of text gauges or a group of half-moon circular gauges. Combine this with the 'Snap to
Grid' and 'Size to Grid' options and you can easily and quickly create your custom dash. Here is a
possible scenario for creating a grid of text gauges:
1. Go to the Customize Dash page.
2. Clear the dash.
3. Set your 'Snap to Grid Widths' to 80/40.
4. Add your first text gauge.
5. Go to the Customize Gauges page.
6. Select the text gauge.
7. Set (or leave alone) the following:
o Template Gauge
o Custom Colors
o Snap to Grid
o Size to Grid
o Group Number (leave 0)
o Gauge Size (leave Width and Height 0)
o Show Unit of Measure
o Font Attributes
o Font Sizes
o Spacings
o Text Alignment
o Borders
o Optionally you can set all the Alert options
8. Save the gauge.
9. You can also 'Backup' the gauge if you want to restore it later in case you accidently
remove it.
10. Go back to the Customize Dash page.
11. Show the Dash.
12. Drag and drop the gauge and verify that the Snap and Size to Grid is placing the gauge like
you want it. If not, go back and change the 'Snap to Grid Widths'. Note, if you change the
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